“Can I publish a book of baseball cards?”
“I’m helping a friend assemble a baseball book and he wants to include photos of Topps Baseball cards…”
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How to Waste Months of Your Life Writing a Book You CAN’T PUBLISH!
“I recently retrieved my dusty copy of (the author’s) original synopsis and first chapters I produced and decided I wanted to continue to make it into book. I have tried to contact the originator by letter and email…”
Don’t “Poo-Poo” This Story About Bookstores!; Christian Kids’ Book is a Best Seller; Russian Reporters Fight to Survive; Let’s Cancel Mozart???; …and MUCH MORE!! – In the news – 04/08/21
A whole new meaning to “Toilet Read”; Captain Underpants’ “Passive Racism”; Amazon Fired Workers Illegally; and “Satan Shoes” Cast Down by Judge
The Life of an Amazon Driver; Suing Amazon as a Small Book Retailer; and MORE! … In the News 04/01/2021
MORE: Australia’s AG Sues ABC; Harper Collins AND author sued: Copyright victim given the shaft by a judge; and Arts mag Artforum settles retaliation lawsuit by employee
“Can I sue an author who gives their book the same title as mine?”
“Another author published a book in 2015 that has the exactly same title as my book, which was published in 2010.”
Cuomo’s Publisher Halts Support; Judge Slams Defamation Protection; Penguin/S&S Merger Spells Trouble …In the News – 03/25/2021
Amazon Drivers Must Consent to “Biometric” Cameras; “Medium” Paring Down Editorial Staff; and Star Wars Author not Receiving Royalties
Court doesn’t like Garamond font; Publisher threatens HBO over use of audiobook; and MORE! – …In the News – 03/18/2021
Newspaper must post apology on front page; Speedy Gonzales defended; Amazon price fixing?; Anti-American books on Navy reading list; Quick copyright lawsuits, and more!
Can Amazon Steal Authors’ Books, and Republish Them?
“If Amazon can blatantly rip off a vendor’s hard-line design, what’s to stop them from hijacking an author’s book?”
Amazon Copies Products?; Social Media Employees Threatened with Jail; Teen Vogue Editor Under Fire; And MORE …In the News – 03/11/2021
Government’s Wall of Silence on Border; HuffPo Employees Lose Jobs in Buyout; Fashion Designers Sue Fashion Bloggers over Defamation – And MORE!
BLOGGERS BEWARE: Re-writing “News” Can Get You Sued…for Libel
Some bloggers are News Rewriters and they, too, can be held liable if they distribute incorrect information (libel, defamation, and invasion of privacy)…